This is a discussion on 25NL: OESD against LAG within the online poker forums, in the Cash Game Hand Analysis section; Villain is like 33/29 over 30 hands or so, basically running over the table. I 3bet him once preflop from the SB and he folded

There are generally no good lags at the micros, and so I don't expect him to be able to fold any top pair hand or pair+draw hand, so I like just calling.

He'll pay you off when you hit - the 7 completes some draws for him, as well as some two pair hands that can't fold, and the queen will seem like a blank.

#3

17th December 2008, 6:01 AM

baudib1 [6,604]

Poker at: Full Tilt

Game: NLHE

That's probably the best advice but honestly you have so much equity against his range here I don't mind gambling. The problem for hero is being OOP and if the turn bricks he has to fold to a big bet from QT or random 7.

Just trying to pick your mind on bet sizing and reasoning. If you did raise it preflop how much? $2-3?

$2 seems about right. a little more than pot-sized.

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Originally Posted by Likminutz

Also wondering what you would normally 3-bet to on the flop, and what your action is on turn that doesn't hit your hand....I seem to get stuck in these situations often.

If I 3bet flop, i'd probably bump it up to $7 or something like that. If called, I'm barreling most turn cards.

And tbh, i don't know how profitable this line is. Would really need to analyse this better. It just feels nice.

#7

17th December 2008, 11:06 PM

NineLions [4,954]

Poker at: PS, FT

He never showed down his hands so I was getting fairly certain that he was simply picking situations/spots to try to push people off regardless of whether he had something or not. So by saying that he has a wide range, it's quite possible it's air.

Later on the only two hands I saw were check/call to the river with middle pair that gave him trips on the river and a three barrel bluff that he was happy to show off.

I didn't know these last two when this hand came up, but I had a sense that this was going on at the time, which is why my first reaction was to try to see if I had enough of a hand to 3-bet the flop. Even at this earlier stage I thought calling was the worst option as I was very sure he was going to bet or raise the turn.

Does that affect the choice of action at this point?

#8

18th December 2008, 5:27 PM

joos [275]

Online Poker at: poker stars

Game: holdem

re: Poker & 25NL: OESD against LAG

he is never raising you on this board with air. you have like 0 fold equity vs lags at 25NL. I would just flat and re-evaluate the turn